Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs as Organized Crime Groups

• Main Author: Barker, Thomas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Criminology,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; International criminal law.; Criminology.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; International Criminal Law.

This brief covers the unique crime group of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs are adult criminal associations composed of “bikers” living a deviant lifestyle that includes individual, group, and club criminal behavior. These groups are sometimes called one percenters, due to the Ameri...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Nature of Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs
• 2. Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) and the One Percenters
• 3. Criminal Organizations
• 4. Criminal Organization Continuum of Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs
• 5. Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
• 6. Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Violence
• 7. Conclusion - Organized Criminals Without Borders
• References.